Opinion Articles

The Black vote, Israel and the 2026 primaries: This is the political shift Washington should watch

Analysis: Progressives scored key wins, but Black voters in Detroit and St. Louis sent a clear message rejecting extremism.
The Black vote, Israel and the 2026 primaries: This is the political shift Washington should watch
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed campaign rally. Photo by Shutterstock

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Identity and Education

Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core

Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

The US-Israel alliance reached a military peak, but its political future is under threat

There’s no denying the historic trust and battlefield cooperation during the recent war with Iran. Yet future prospects for Washington’s support are bleak.
Geopolitics
Antisemitism

Are Americans Finally Ready to Denounce Violence — Left, Right and Jihadist?

Amid so much media noise, with social media creating Algorithmic Radicals, spiraling deeper and deeper into violence-inducing echo chambers, many believe the shriller the better. But words matter – and tone matters too.
Antisemitism
Identity and Education

Remembering the Inimitable Abe Foxman

In the introduction to the book about the U.S. community I wrote about a decade and a half ago, a little story about Foxman appeared, which I thought was appropriate as a farewell to this man and to an era.
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

A War of Consciousness

National security depends not only on victories in Bint Jbeil or Rafah, but also on the battlefields of consciousness in Washington, Berlin, and Paris.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Europe’s Sanctions Are a Strategic Blow to the Settlement Enterprise – and to Israel

Israel must act with determination in convincing the European Union to cancel these detrimental sanctions.
Geopolitics
Identity and Education

What does it mean for a teacher to lose a student?

Those no longer here with us were part of the future we believed in. Their absence changes that
Identity and Education
Jewish Communities Worldwide

New York: Diaspora or Galut?

The Jews in the United States are no longer regarded as a persecuted people “who made it,” but rather as white oppressors whose wealth and standing came at the expense of others.
Jewish Communities Worldwide
Geopolitics

Hamas is rebuilding, and Israel faces the same dilemma again

As Hamas rebuilds, Israel faces the same unresolved question: what comes after the fighting ends?
Geopolitics